diff --git a/tools/skill_manager_tool.py b/tools/skill_manager_tool.py
index 12fc3d1a103..d1299783e72 100644
--- a/tools/skill_manager_tool.py
+++ b/tools/skill_manager_tool.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def _skills_dir() -> Path:
     return get_hermes_home() / "skills"
 
 MAX_NAME_LENGTH = 64
-MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 1024
+MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 60
 
 
 def _containing_skills_root(skill_path: Path) -> Path:
diff --git a/tools/skills_tool.py b/tools/skills_tool.py
index a5613f62c4c..fc4aa3763b6 100644
--- a/tools/skills_tool.py
+++ b/tools/skills_tool.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def _skills_dir() -> Path:
 
 # Anthropic-recommended limits for progressive disclosure efficiency
 MAX_NAME_LENGTH = 64
-MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 1024
+MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 60
 
 # Platform identifiers for the 'platforms' frontmatter field.
 # Maps user-friendly names to sys.platform prefixes.